Watching Carrick live gives you a deeper appreciation of the job he does. Highlights never pick up the real guts of the work he gets through in a match.
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Completely agree. His movement is really underrated. During my last visit to old trafford, carricks movement was one of few things that surprised me most. The other was vidics strength, the way he dominated the strikers he was marking was phenomenal.
Same for a lot of players.
I've been criticising van persie a fair bit recently but he could be making a dozen brilliant runs out of camera shot every game for all i know.
Man Utd 3:0 Liverpool
Can he do a Pirlo and reinvent himself in new position 'cause he's been brilliant in defence so far!
Impeccable. MOTM so far in for me.
It's ours and his curse that he's so good at CB.
It's ours and his curse that he's so good at CB.
Zen master. Calming like whale song.
Fantastic. Majestic.
Michael Carrick.
Michael Carrick.
Calmest man on the pitch
Only player who can seem to find that forward pass to strikers or Mata. That's where we miss Blind if we got Carrick as CB.
God like.
He is everything Gerrard wishes he could be and more.
He is everything Gerrard wishes he could be and more.
We all cried out for the club to buy defenders so we no longer have to play Carrick there. Well....we bought defenders, yet Carrick is the only player I have any confidence in in our back line. 
Fantastic game so cool calm and composed.
What I loved the most about his first half is how he didn't automatically played it back to DDG but tried to find other players when it was easier to pass it back.
Where are all the people saying 33 and past it? He can basically play as long as he wants, he's got a genius footballing brain. Looked our best CB, the only one with the passing and composure to play in the back 3 mind, everyone else goes apeshit. No coincidence he's played the last 6, heck we looked better when he came on vs City.
I thought he was great. Out of interest, the 1on1 chance for Sterling, was it him who left it?
I have a little thing for footballers who play with brains, and he's probably our best player at that.
I might be being a bit hyperbolic, but for me, that was one of the best central defensive performances from a United player I can remember in years. Probably since the Vidic/Ferdinand heydays.
I honestly don't think he put a foot wrong. Every pass, every tackle was just spot on. I don't think he'd work in a defensive two, but as part of a three he's almost perfect.
I honestly don't think he put a foot wrong. Every pass, every tackle was just spot on. I don't think he'd work in a defensive two, but as part of a three he's almost perfect.
For a player who isn't a centre back, fair fecks to the guy. Made some excellent interceptions and eased us through some periods where we could have easily caved in.
Our best CB this season.
His ability to read and intercept play is quite ridiculous.
Class act.
If he were available since the season started, we might be in a point or so behind Chelsea.
Bah..
Bah..
Was he really that great, tidied up nicely but they did have about 10 fecking one-on-ones.
Yeah and those mistakes came from the left and right sides. Jones let Sterling run in behind him before first goal and turn him too easily for the second chance.
Evans fell alsleep a few times and did his customary backpass.
fantastic. hope he stays healthy and fit for years to come.
He was absolutely fantastic again today. Always seemed to come out with the ball when he needed to, didn't see him put a foot wrong.
The only reason he's not MotM was because DeGea decided not to concede a goal today
The idea of the middle cb is to cover?? Also I need a gif of the backpass because I think Carrick fell asleep on that one.
Brilliant once again. Amazing how well he has slot in as a sweeper. Brings so much calmness passing from the back too
Carrickbauer
Cliche time: He can play this position for years to come because it doesn't require much pace.
Cliche time: He can play this position for years to come because it doesn't require much pace.
Was class but I will always prefer him more as the holding midfielder, which he is genuinely top class at. Can get on the ball a lot more but we missed him so much at the start of the season, cannot be said enough.
If not for Big Dave he'd be MOTM, his reading, calmness and passing were class, cleaned up after the two sloppy joes either side of him on more than one occasion.
I said it before and I'll say it again, I prefer him at CB than in midfield, if LVG persists with this formation then he's a definite as the middle centre back for me, looking class there.
We missed him badly in midfield today
Carrick is such a class act. I just love the guy. Defender or midfielder, he makes it look effortless. Top performance.
Top player.
Getting better with age!
I love the position he is taking up for us in this new team. Like an advanced Centrehalf or a libero type player. Classy player, I doubted him seriously after last season but when the team is clicking he comes alive.
His anticipation is always several steps ahead of everyone on the pitch. It's quite unbelievable really. He just doesn't get the credit he deserves as he just makes it look so effortless.
true. He s vastly underestimated, even over here
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